Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

The valley ahead was not naturally formed; it was formed by the pile of white building ruins, and the valley was filled with semi-transparent consciousness creatures of various shapes.

Those creatures were strange.

They either wandered the valleys alone, or sat cross-legged to cultivate themselves, or practiced sword dancing.

There were even groups of three or five people jumping and leaping strangely in the valley, seemingly performing some kind of ritual...

Their behavior was very rigid.

Or rather, it is a repetitive action.

"Are these all conscious entities?"

Staring at the consciousness entities in the valley, Yu Qingge frowned: "Weren't they supposed to retain their memories? But why do these consciousness entities look so dull and lifeless, unlike those that retain memories?"

"I feel that these consciousnesses... are more like mindless beasts that only act in simple ways?"

Yu Qingge was somewhat confused.

He Li shook his head: "A consciousness will indeed retain all the memories it had when it was a living being."

"But the memory is not permanently retained."

"Their memories will fade over time."

"Until the memory completely disappears..."

"It won't be until they become amnesiacs, like new consciousnesses, that they will..."

At this point, He Li suddenly paused. Yu Qingge, who was listening intently, suddenly heard no sound and instinctively asked, "Re-what? Those consciousnesses without memories?"

"..." He Li shook his head.

"That's not important. In short, the consciousness here originated from the era before the separation of heaven and earth."

"It's been such a long time."

"Even if they initially retain their memories and figure out ways to maintain their ideology, their memories will gradually fade over time."

"They have probably become new consciousnesses without those memories of the past."

"That's probably why..."

"That's why their behavior seems stiff."

"Because their behavior is very likely just acting instinctively based on past habits."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Yu Qingge was staring intently at him as if trying to see right through him. He Li was speechless when he saw this: "Why are you staring at me so intently?"

Yu Qingge shrugged upon hearing this.

"It's nothing, I just feel like you seem to know a lot about these things!"

"Even the Special Affairs Bureau probably doesn't know about these things, right?"

"It is not recorded in myths or ancient books."

He Li remained silent upon hearing this.

He knew this so clearly because, of course, it was something he naturally learned subconsciously after coming into contact with related things after becoming the master of this world.

This is not something I can easily explain to Yu Qingge.

So He Li simply didn't explain and just said, "It seems unlikely that we can ask them anything."

"However, they seem to have settled here."

"There should be many clues hidden in that valley."

"Let's go take a look first..."

Before He Li could finish speaking, a low, wind-like sound suddenly came from the depths of the valley ahead...

Whew! Whew! Whew!

As the voice spoke, Yu Qingge seemed to have discovered something, raising her hand and pointing to the sky behind the valley: "Look, that's... Could that thing also be a consciousness?"

In fact, even without Yu Qingge's reminder, He Li had already discovered the source of the wind emanating from the depths of the valley.

That was a gigantic consciousness entity, hundreds of feet tall.

It is twisted and grotesque, and its original appearance is no longer recognizable.

That thing has no physical form...

In addition, its enormous size and high speed caused it to make a whooshing sound as it moved through the valley, and the consciousnesses in the valley seemed to be somewhat afraid of it.

Upon seeing the other side appear, they all fled and gathered together in an open area in the valley.

He Li watched quietly.

He casually offered an explanation...

"That is indeed a consciousness entity."

"But it's not an ordinary consciousness."

"That thing is a chaotic consciousness that has gradually become distorted because no one manages this world. It is no different from a wild beast and only instinctively devours other consciousnesses."

"It's so big because it eats too much."

"I'm afraid that, apart from this valley, all the surrounding consciousnesses have already been devoured by it?"

He Li frowned again at this point.

"In such a long time, why didn't this thing devour all the consciousnesses outside the valley? After all, there are quite a few consciousnesses gathered here."

"It can't be that it didn't notice, can it?"

He Li didn't quite understand.

Yu Qingge was even more confused.

But she spoke up: "What's going on? Can't we just keep watching from here?"

"If they have any way to deal with that monster, they'll definitely use it later!"

He Li nodded upon hearing this.

He thought so too.

Roar! ! !

As the two were talking, the giant, distorted consciousness in the valley ahead quickly passed through the valley and enveloped the clustered consciousnesses like a dark cloud.

What happened next surprised He Li and Yu Qingge greatly...

In the valley, most of the gathered consciousnesses knelt down in a gesture of worship, while the remaining consciousnesses held longswords, soul banners, and other implements...

They then performed a strange ritual, dancing a bizarre dance around a suddenly ignited white flame.

Strangely, as they danced...

An oppressive force began to condense.

boom!!!

In just a moment, a colossal figure, blotting out the sky, materialized above those consciousness entities. This figure wore a four-eyed mask, carried a torch, a spear, a shield, and a waist drum…

It resembles the Fangxiangshi (方相氏).

Before He Li and the other person could figure out what was going on...

A deep voice rang out...

"Chase them away!!!"

Roar! ! !

As soon as the words were uttered, the twisted, gigantic consciousness seemed to suffer some unknown blow, its entire body engulfed in flames, and amidst painful roars, its body shrank and fled.

Then, the phantom in the sky vanished, and everything returned to calm as if nothing had happened...

He Li and the other person stood there, stunned.

After a long pause, Yu Qingge finally spoke...

"That's Fang Xiangshi? That doesn't seem right!"

"The image doesn't match at all!"

As she spoke, she looked at He Li and continued, "As far as I know, Fang Xiangshi should be depicted wearing a golden four-eyed mask, dressed in black robes and red skirts, draped in a bear skin, and carrying a halberd and shield..."

"But is this...right?"

She asked He Li.

The latter frowned: "It's hard to say, because the image of Fangxiangshi (a legendary figure associated with divination) is from later times!"

"later……"

Yu Qingge was stunned for a moment, then her beautiful eyes sparkled: "You mean this thing is a composite? Those consciousnesses have condensed the characteristics of the Fangxiang people from ancient times to the present..."

"New...new deities???"

"Perhaps!" He Li shrugged.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Those consciousnesses were probably performing the Nuo dance during the exorcism of the plague, right?"

"Yes!" Yu Qingge nodded. As a descendant of the ancient Shu people, she was naturally very clear about this. However, the Nuo dance of later generations had already evolved into many different styles.

These consciousnesses are jumping...

It should be the original form that has been lost.

As Yu Qingge was pondering this, trying to remember the actions of the consciousnesses from earlier, He Li's next words made her mind start to race...

"It seems that the Nuo dance of later generations was unable to generate supernatural power due to incorrect methods."

"But the Nuo dance here is acceptable!"

"Then tell me... if we master this Nuo dance ourselves and go out to try it, is it possible for us to also be able to invoke the power of this special Fangxiangshi like they have?"

"That thing seems to be very powerful."

"A single word can crush a distorted consciousness."

"You have to understand, that twisted consciousness was formed by devouring countless consciousnesses over countless years. Its power... even I might not be able to defeat it easily."

"But that thing can suppress everything with a single word..."

He Li's face was full of eagerness.

Yu Qingge was also quite hopeful: "Perhaps it's possible, but we don't know if there are any other conditions involved, so you'd better not have too high expectations."

"in addition……"

"What else?" Seeing Yu Qingge hesitate, He Li couldn't help but press her for the rest of her question.

Yu Qingge shook her head and said nothing.

What she really meant was that the modern world has long lost those gods and the power of "law," so what if they followed the correct steps?

Summon the Fang Xiangshi from before?

That probability is extremely low!

The reason this is possible here is because this place is perhaps special, and the gods outside have disappeared; they can only draw upon some power through ancient tools.

As for the possibility that the gods of the upper realm might respond? So what? Would the Heavenly Dao of the lower realm allow them to descend?

The Golden Crow's eleventh day was called smuggling!

Seriously? That's hilarious, I can't get serious at all.

Even if we take a step back and say...

Even if Nuo dance really can summon...

Yu Qingge glanced at He Li with her beautiful eyes. She felt that even if she could summon Fang Xiangshi to fight the enemy...

It's likely that what they've attracted isn't the one they're thinking of.

But it is the only modern god...

No, to be precise, a modern demigod...

What kind of logic is this?!